Can puncturing device



Oct. 19, 1954 H. GEIPEL CAN PUNCTURING DEVICE Filed Dec. 16, 1952 INVENTOR.

HARVEY GEIPEL AT A A/EX Patented Oct. 19, 1954 UNITED? CANTUNGTURING nnvrcm Harvey Geipel; Milwaukee, Applicatio'rrDecem'ber 16, 1952i Srial-Niir326190 4 Claimsn My sinvention 1 relates to a can puncturing de vice-=andmore particularly to a deViC6 f01-'0 llt.- ting a pouringspout andpiercing a ventilating-1 aperture in the top of a tin'can;

The-object of my invention is to providea de-'- for-theuser."

Another object' of my invention is to iconstruct a' device in-su'ch a manner that varied-sizes of cans may be accommodated without any me-- chanicalichanges:

A -sti-ll -further object of my 1 inventionisto r provide -a-device of the character described, in

whichzth piercing unit may beslidably adjusted withinthehand-le; to vary the distancebetweenthe cut spout and the -pierced--- ventilating aperture in the can."

A still further object 'of my invention is to pro vide-a device-that may be easily manufactured;

easily-manipulated, yet be highly efiicient-for the purpose for which it is intended.

It is 'ma-nifest to anyoneiam-fliar with the art,

that ah'ousewi-fe' or the like quite frequently needs to puncture cans of varied sizes in the preparation of food, andin'thepractice of the culinary art, it is very inconvenient to be: compelled to use varied devices for this purpose, and it is the purpose. of .my invention to provideasingle. device that. may be easily adjusted andthat will-accom=-. modatethe various sizes of canswithout any me.- chanical adjustment.

Other and further objects of my invention will become more apparent as the description proceeds when taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my assembled device, in which the body of the device is serrated and bent into a series of steps or ledges.

Figure 2 is a side view of the device as shown in Figure l attached to a permanent vertical member and showing various sizes of cans in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the lever portion, showing the arrangement of the cutting blade and puncturing device on the handle, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the body, in which the step portions are stamped out and bent at an angle, as an integral unit of the body portion.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views and referring now to the same, the character [0 shows a body portion which is constructed of a piece 2 ofcbandsmetalg Itis providedswith;'anangularlyl disposed section: formed intoia :plura-lity' of :steps shown. asp-i1 l and shass at tits "topha aprojectinga ledge-d 2 2'to :accommodate sthe side of 1 the: cant beingipun'cturedzz V There are two fiat sectionson punctured The body portion i0 -is I =providedat the' "top with' iormed sections i t" and i 6 which produce cylindrical sleeves through which a pin 2 Sis I crs- 1 posed and the handle-portions! 8' i's provided also witha: similar cylindrical sleeve shown-as l which encircles the'pin Z 5 am provides -'a hinged a-tta'chmentf or "the handle' porti'o'n 'l There -is a cutting bIa-de shown as l 9 --wh-ich' is integrally formed and cut out at' s' orie edg'e from -the handle i84- This-blade is radially lisposed and projects doivnward providing a-pointed section d d on theextremeaedge-of-theiblade -I The handle i 8 is further =providedwith=an elon gated slot "shown as- 2 l i 'into' which' -is inounted a piercing unit consistin'g' of a =to p -po'rtion-22 and a pointed 'bottom portion -23.1 The -head ortop portion ZZ prcvideszameans for the us'er tomanipulate and slidably move the piercing assembly within the slot 2!, to vary the distance between the point 29 of the blade I!) and the piercing unit 23.

There are screws 24 shown in Figure 2 disposed within the apertures I4. These screws 24 act as a mounting for the entire body.

The cans are shown in phantom that is in dotted lines in Figure 2, which show a small can 28 being brought into contact at the point 26 with the outwardly projecting ledge 12 and resting on the top step portion II at 21, while the larger can shown in phantom as 29 rests on the step I I at the point shown as 21'. This arrangement provides support for the various size cans, and as shown in Figure 2, in phantom, the lever is raised and the piercing point 23 is moved to accommodate the particular size of can that is being pierced. In both cases, no matter what the size of the can would be, the can as indicated in Figure 2, and the step H, which step obviously may be of any conventional design, and as a modification, I show in Figure 4, steps 3| projecting outward from the outer face of the angular portion body 10.

In operation, the device is exceedingly simple to manipulate inasmuch as a can is placed onto one of the steps II as shown, with the top portion of the can contacting the lower face 30 of the top guide i5, and the side of the can contacting the projecting ledge 12 as shown at 26. Depending on the diameter of the can, the top 22 of the slidable puncturing member may be adjustably and slidably moved within the slot 21 bringing the piercing point 23 towards or away from the point 20 of the shearing blade 19 and in this manner a simple movement of the handle portion 18 downward will cut a pouring spout through the top of the can and will also cause the piercing point 23 to enter the top of the can, and while I have herein shown a specific structure of my device and the arrangement of the component parts constituting my invention, I am fully cognizant of the fact that many changes in the form and configuration of the parts may be made without affecting their function, or without departing from the spirit of my invention, or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent in the United States is:

1. A device of the character described comprising, a body portion and a handle portion, said handle portion hingedly attached to the upper end of said body portion, a cutting blade, said cutting blade being integral with and extending outward from, the bottom of said handle near the hinged attachment, a piercing member, said handle provided with a longitudinal slot extending therethrough, said piercing member slidably mounted within said slot and extending outward from its lower face, said body having an angularly disposed portion provided with a plurality of steps integrally formed therein, said body having apertures extending therethrough, to. accommodate means for attaching said body to a fixed mounting.

2. A device of the character described, comprising, a body portion and a handle portion, said handle portion hingedly attached to the upper end of said body portion, a flat upper and lower portion on said body, said flat portion provided with apertures to accommodate attaching means for attaching said body to a fixed mounting, the upper end of said body portion provided with an outwardly extending contact, an angularly disposed portion below said contact, said angularly disposed portion provided with a plurality of steps extending across the front of said body, said handle portion provided with a cutting blade near its hinged attachment to said body, said cutting blade being formed integral with said handle and having a point extending downward from the lower face of said handle, a piercing member, said handle provided with a longitudinal slot, said piercing member slidably mounted within said slot for moving same and thereby varying the distance between said piercing member and the cutting blade.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a body and a handle portion hingedly attached to one another at one end, a flat mounting portion at the top and lower end of said body portion, an angularly disposed portion located between the upper and lower fiat body portion, an outwardly extending contact edge integrally formed with said body above said angular portion, outwardly extending top guides formed at right angle to the upper front portion of said body, a cutting blade integral with said handle, said handle being provided with a longitudinal slot, a piercing member slidably supported within said slot and means for attaching said body portion to a fixed mounting.

4. A device of the character described comprising, a body portion and a handle portion, said handle hingedly attached to the upper end of said body, a vertical flat section on said body, said flat section provided with apertures, the upper end of said body having outwardly extending members provided with downwardly disposed sections, the Vertical fiat section of said body provided with a plurality of step members, said handle portion provided with a cutting blade near its hinged attachment to said body, said cutting blade extending downward from the lower face of said handle, a piercing member, said piercing member slidably supported by said handle and extending downward therefrom.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PAI... NTS

Number Name Date 1,577,957 Dalmas Mar. 23, 1926 2,556,731 Lapierre June 12, 1951 2,631,365 Geipel Mar. 17, 1953 

